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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern Early Decision applications increase 12 percent this year

November 13, 2015

Northwestern received its most Early Decision applications ever this year. Prospective students submitted 3,022 Early Decision applications to the University as of the Nov. 1 deadline — an increase of...

Three freshmen embrace each other at Millenium Park during Wildcat Welcome’s Purple Pride event. After increases in recent years, the total number of applications Northwestern received dropped by almost 5 percent this year.

Applications to Northwestern drop by 4.7 percent

January 20, 2015

With 32,090 total applications for admission to the Class of 2019, Northwestern has received 4.7 percent fewer applications than it did last year. Regular decision applications totaled 29,297. Although...

Northwestern acceptance rate drops to record-low 12.9 percent

March 22, 2014

Northwestern accepted a record-low 12.9 percent of applicants for the class of 2018. NU sent out 3,440 acceptance letters Thursday to regular decision applicants, said Christopher Watson, dean of undergraduate...

Northwestern receives record number of applications for class of 2018

Northwestern receives record number of applications for class of 2018

January 8, 2014

With Regular Decision applications due Jan. 1, Northwestern received approximately 33,200 applications for the class of 2018,  a 1.3 percent increase from last year. With 45 percent of the class already...

The Follow-up: Nov. 17

November 18, 2013

Listen to editors from The Daily Northwestern weigh in on the week's biggest stories. This week: a note on Alexis Lasker and Caleb Dayton, last week's In Focus on the rising cost of tuition, the Democratic...

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